Tevin Farmer-William Zepeda Reincarnation in his work

Tevin Farmer is in talks for a rematch with undefeated lightweight William Zepeda today.

Former IBF super bantamweight champion Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) is getting a second chance at Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) after losing a 10-round split decision Nov. 16 at Latino Night. Card in Riyadh.

Farmer – vs. Zepeda II

If it’s a 12-rounder, Farmer may drop in the eighth round because he looks tired from the heavy body shots Zepeda was hitting him with in that fight.

The 34-year-old farmer looked exhausted and ready to stop. He stayed on his feet because Zepeda used Tevin’s head movement, which focused mostly on landing to the body. It was difficult, but Zepeda could not miss the body. It is where the fight was lost.

Farmers and some fans felt he did enough to get the win in that fight. The judges scored it 95-94 for Farmer, 95-94 for Zepeda, and 95-94 for Farmer. Boxing News 24 scores Zepeda 9-1. The refs didn’t seem to score as they punched Zepeda’s body. They focused only on the head.

Zepeda caught Zepeda as Farmer went ahead with a left-handed flasher to win the fourth. But outside of the fourth, Zepeda dominated every round with his power shot, pressure and bodywork.

Zepeda-farmer punch statistics

• William Zepeda: 259 of 778 punches for 33.3%. Of the 259 shots Zepeda landed, 90 were to the body.
• Tevin Farmer: 193 of 589 punches for 32.9%. He landed 45 body shots.

The rematch is seen as a stop-and-frisk bout to warm up for Zepeda to fight the winner of the Feb. 22 clash between WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield.

If Zepeda hadn’t suffered a hand injury, he would have fought Shakur next. That ruined his plans for the World Cup.

We are in talks about a Zepeda Rematch. ZEPEDA, don’t weaken this smoke😤

— Tevin Farmer (@TevinFarmer22) January 11, 2025